Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Yoel Alexander

by | Dec 31, 2012 | Chief Rabbi, Pre 1900, Tennessee | 5 comments

Rabbi Yoel Alexander

ื™ื•ืืœ ื‘"ืจ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืืœืงืกื ื“ืจ

Rav, First Jewish Congregation Beth Israel, Memphis, Tennessee

Date of Death: Fri. August 10, 1866 - Av 29 5626

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Directions to Kever: Baron Hirsch Congregation Cemetery - Memphis, Tennessee maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Section: 53, Row: Z, Plot: 3, old section of cemetery

Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rev Joel Alexander

Biographical Notes:

Alexander Joel Port
Photo Caption:ย Rev Yoel Alexander, Credit:ย Walter J. Addison and Deborah Addison Coburn

Click attached link:
Rev. Joel Alexander MemorialNew

Bio Information:
The Rav was born in Posen and studied at the Yeshiva in Munster, Germany. He was ordained by the great Rabbonim of Posen and Rav Nosson Marcus Adler (d. 1890), Chief-Rabbi of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.ย ย Soon after arriving in New York the Rav was appointed as Hebrew Reader (the equivalent of ย Chief Rabbi) of the First Jewish Congregation Beth Israel in Brooklyn, NY. He later served in Memphis, TN where he was interred.


Credit: Randy Adams, Memphis, TN

Credit: Randy Adams, Memphis, TN


Credit: Randy Adams, Memphis, TN

Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America


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5 Comments

  2. Asher
    Asher on December 31, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Picture of the original Beith Israel Shul. State street corner Boerum Place (downtown Brooklyn).

    (copy link below)
    kanestreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/w1_boerumplacesynagogue.jpg

    (history of Beith Israel)
    kanestreet.org/about/history/

  3. Yitzchak
    Yitzchak on January 2, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Does that mean he had semichah and was here before Rav Avraham Rice ztl?

  4. Deborah Addison Coburn
    Deborah Addison Coburn on December 28, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    Rabbi Yoel Alexander was my great-great grandfather.

  5. asher lowy
    asher lowy on December 29, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    ื•ื™ื•ืืœ-ื‘ืŸ-ื™ืฆื—ืง – ืœืฉื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืื™ืฉ
    ืคืณ ื ืณ

    ื™ืจื ืืœื”ื™ื• ืฆื“ื™ืง ื‘ืืžื•ื ืชื•
    ื•ืคืขืœ ืฆื“ืง ืœืคื ื™ ืขืžื• ื•ืขื“ืชื•
    ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉื•ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืจื” ื“ืช ืœืžื•
    ืœื›ืŸ ืกืคื“ื•ื”ื• ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

    ื”ื•ื ื”ืื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืฆื—ืง
    ืืœืงืกื ื“ืจ ืžืขื™ืจ ื–ืื ื˜ืืžื™ืฉืœ ืคืื–ืŸ
    ืฉืžื• ืžื”ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืฉืขืจื• ืขืจื™ ืืžืขืจื™ืงื
    ื›ื™ ื›ืดื” ืขืžื“ ื•ืฉืจืช ื‘ืงื“ืฉ ืžืดื’ ื—ื™ื™ื
    ืขื•ื“ื• ื‘ืื‘ื• ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ืืฉืจ ืื”ื‘
    ืืช ื‘ื™ืชื• ื•ืืช ื–ืจืขื• ื•ืคืจื™ ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ ืื™ืœืช
    ืื”ื‘ื™ื ืžืช ื‘ืฉื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืขืฉืดืง ืขืœ ื—ื“ืฉ
    ืืœื•ืœ ื•ื ืงื‘ืจ ื‘ื• ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ
    ื•ื™ื‘ื›ื• ืื—ืจื™ื• ื›ืœ ืขื“ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืกืคื“ื•ื”ื•
    ืงืดืง ื‘ื™ืช ืืœ ืืžืช ื›ื™ ืจื•ืขื” ื ืืžืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”
    ื›ืณ ืชืณ ืจืณ ื•ืณ
    ืช.ื .ืฆ.ื‘.ื”.

    Rev. Joel Alexander
    Born Feb 26, 1823
    Died Aug 10, 1866

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